Offerings of Dedication

1And it came to pass on the day Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle that he anointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and the altar and all its vessels. And he anointed them and consecrated them. 2The leaders of Israel, the heads of the houses of their fathers, they were the leaders of the tribes; these stood over the numbered and made an offering. 3And they brought their offering before the face of YHWH, six covered carts and twelve oxen—a cart for every two of the leaders and an ox for each one—and they presented them before the face of the tabernacle.

4And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, 5“Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the work of the Tent of Meeting. And you shall give them to the Levites, to every man according to his service.”

6And Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave to them to the Levites. 7Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service, 8and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, by the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. 9And to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because the service of the holy things was theirs, which they carried on the shoulder.

10And the leaders offered the dedication for the altar when it was anointed, and the leaders offered their offerings before the face of the altar. 11And YHWH said to Moses, “One the leader for the day—one the leader for the day—they shall offer their offerings for the dedication of the altar.”

12And it came to pass that the one who brought his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah: 13And his offering was one silver platter, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels,† and one silver bowl, seventy shekels† according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the two of them full of fine flour mixed with the oil as a grain offering; 14one gold spoon, ten shekels,† full of incense; 15one bull, a son of the herd, one ram, and one male lamb, a son of a year, as a burnt offering; 16one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 17and for a sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs, sons of a year. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

18On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, drew near. 19He brought near his offering, one silver platter, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl, seventy shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the two of them full of fine flour mixed with the oil as a grain offering; 20one gold spoon, ten shekels, full of incense; 21one bull, a son of the herd, one ram, and one male lamb, a son of a year, as a burnt offering; 22one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 23and for a sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs, sons of a year. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

24On the third day, the leader of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon: 25His offering was one silver platter, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl, seventy shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the two of them full of fine flour mixed with the oil as a grain offering; 26one gold spoon, ten shekels, full of incense; 27one bull, a son of the herd, one ram, and one male lamb, a son of a year, as a burnt offering; 28one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 29and for a sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs, sons of a year. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

30On the fourth day, Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the sons of Reuben: 31His offering was one silver platter, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl, seventy shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the two of them full of fine flour mixed with the oil as a grain offering; 32one gold spoon, ten shekels, full of incense; 33one bull, a son of the herd, one ram, and one male lamb, a son of a year, as a burnt offering; 34one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 35and for a sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs, sons of a year. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

36On the fifth day, the leader of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai: 37His offering was one silver platter, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl, seventy shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the two of them full of fine flour mixed with the oil as a grain offering; 38one gold spoon, ten shekels, full of incense; 39one bull, a son of the herd, one ram, and one male lamb, a son of a year, as a burnt offering; 40one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 41and for a sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs, sons of a year. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

42On the sixth day, the leader of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel: 43His offering was one silver platter, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl, seventy shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the two of them full of fine flour mixed with the oil as a grain offering; 44one gold spoon, ten shekels, full of incense; 45one bull, a son of the herd, one ram, and one male lamb, a son of a year, as a burnt offering; 46one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 47and for a sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs, sons of a year. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

48On the seventh day, the leader of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud: 49His offering was one silver platter, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl, seventy shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the two of them full of fine flour mixed with the oil as a grain offering; 50one gold spoon, ten shekels, full of incense; 51one bull, a son of the herd, one ram, and one male lamb, a son of a year, as a burnt offering; 52one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 53and for a sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs, sons of a year. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

54On the eighth day, the leader of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedah-zur: 55His offering was one silver platter, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl, seventy shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the two of them full of fine flour mixed with the oil as a grain offering; 56one gold spoon, ten shekels, full of incense; 57one bull, a son of the herd, one ram, and one male lamb, a son of a year, as a burnt offering; 58one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 59and for a sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs, sons of a year. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

60On the ninth day, the leader of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni: 61His offering was one silver platter, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl, seventy shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the two of them full of fine flour mixed with the oil as a grain offering; 62one gold spoon, ten shekels, full of incense; 63one bull, a son of the herd, one ram, and one male lamb, a son of a year, as a burnt offering; 64one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 65and for a sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs, sons of a year. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

66On the tenth day, the leader of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai: 67His offering was one silver platter, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl, seventy shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the two of them full of fine flour mixed with the oil as a grain offering; 68one gold spoon, ten shekels, full of incense; 69one bull, a son of the herd, one ram, and one male lamb, a son of a year, as a burnt offering; 70one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 71and for a sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs, sons of a year. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

72On the eleventh day, the leader of the sons of Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran: 73His offering was one silver platter, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl, seventy shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the two of them full of fine flour mixed with the oil as a grain offering; 74one gold spoon, ten shekels, full of incense; 75one bull, a son of the herd, one ram, and one male lamb, a son of a year, as a burnt offering; 76one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 77and for a sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs, sons of a year. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.

78On the twelfth day, the leader of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan: 79His offering was one silver platter, its weight a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl, seventy shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary, the two of them full of fine flour mixed with the oil as a grain offering; 80one gold spoon, ten shekels, full of incense; 81one bull, a son of the herd, one ram, and one male lamb, a son of a year, as a burnt offering; 82one kid of the goats as a sin offering; 83and for a sacrifice of the peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs, sons of a year. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

84This was the dedication for the altar, in the day it was anointed, from the leaders of Israel: Twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold spoons.

85A hundred and Thirty shekels was the one silver platter, and the one bowl seventy shekels. All the silver of the vessels were two thousand and four hundred shekels,† according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

86The twelve gold pans, full of incense, were ten by ten shekels apiece of the dishes, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the spoons were a hundred and twenty shekels.†

87All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve young bulls, twelve rams, twelve male lambs, sons of a year, and with their grain offerings, and twelve kids of the goats as a sin offering.

88And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty lambs, sons of a year; this was the dedication for the altar after it was anointed.

89And went Moses into the Tent of Meeting to speak with Him, and he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat† that was on the ark of the Testimony,† from between the two cherubim. And He spoke to him.

Footnotes:

13 130 shekels is approximately 3.3 pounds or 1.48 kilograms; here and throughout this chapter.
13 70 shekels is approximately 1.76 pounds or 797.8 grams; here and throughout this chapter.
14 10 shekels is approximately 4 ounces or 114 grams; here and throughout this chapter.
85 2,400 shekels is approximately 60.3 pounds or 27.4 kilograms.
86 120 shekels is approximately 3 pounds or 1.4 kilograms.
89 Or atonement cover
89 That is, the ark of the covenant